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Construction workers at a gas plant near Peterhead are to be balloted for industrial action following a dispute over safety concerns and working conditions.

Welcome to the latest round-up of activity from the last four weeks in Scotland's dynamic commercial property sector. For sponsor or advertising opportunities contact Jeff Anderson on 01292 479 443 or email jeff@scottishnews.com. Savills Investment Management has completed the sale of one of Gl

Cordale Housing Association has received planning permission for 25 new semidetached homes at Dalquhurn in Renton.

Councillors have taken the unanimous decision to demolish three multi-storey blocks at Riverside Place in Ayr and build a new development on the site. Consultation and engagement with tenants living in the high rise flats saw 210 households participate in a survey which revealed that 111 (51.7%) of

Housing provider Sanctuary is on site in Inverclyde building 96 much-needed homes for social rent. Forty four flats in Greenock will complement 52 homes in Port Glasgow, a mix of houses, flats and cottage flats.

Households could cut mortgage rates, save money on their energy bills and reduce emissions from their homes under plans to roll out green mortgages.

Students restoring the historic Belleisle Park walled garden has become a regular sight after Morrison Construction contributed funding for a new course in partnership with Ayrshire College and South Ayrshire Council, resulting in more than 80 young people gaining qualifications. Ayrshire College st

Local MSP, Fulton MacGregor presented the British Heart Foundation (BHF) with a cheque for £41,237 on behalf of Kier Group at its office in Stepps.

More than one in five Scots (21%) have called in sick because they don’t like their working environment while nearly three in ten (29%) work from home when they can because they don’t like their office. Those are the findings of a survey of 1,000 workers across the country commissioned b

The number of Scottish construction business failures in 2018 was the highest annual figure since 2014 with this year on target for a similar number, according to new analysis. Accountants and business advisers French Duncan LLP found that 202 businesses in the construction sector went through a for

Landmark bridge works specialist Spencer Group has been appointed to carry out a long-term maintenance painting programme on Erskine Bridge following a competitive tender process. Spencer Group will carry out the £18 million package of works over a four-year period in the latest stage of a lon

A disused 12-storey office block in Glasgow city centre will be transformed into a four-star hotel under new plans lodged with the local authority.

The proprietors of a Glasgow flat who discovered that the property was in need of significant repairs following the date of entry, contrary to what the building’s property factor had told them, did not have a right to complain as they lacked title when the events occurred.

The process for selecting a site for the replacement on Monklands Hospital should be re-run, the Scottish Government has recommended.

The future of St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross is in doubt after the Scottish Government declined to take responsibility for the modernist ruin amid mounting maintenance costs. A new report from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) - commissioned by ministers – estimated that addressing th